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drone attack in pakistan. do you think we're deciding to take on more of this responsibility ourselves? not trusting the pakistanis to take out the militants? >> president obama has been ratcheting up the drone attacks for a long time. they've increased gee metically on his watch, but it's also true that some pakistanis were killed by terror groups in a part of the country that hasn't seen violence today. either way you look at this, e.d., we're in a downward spiral in terms of our relationship with the pakistanis. i think this going public with the cut in the military aid package is an expression of frustration that the private efforts have not succeeded. i would like to suggest that we need a game changer here. the pakistanis have been worried about india for years. that drives their policy in afghanistan and even in pakistan. i think if we could ratchet up efforts to convene a regional conference, peace conference, including china, russia, india and then the countries in the ren region, including iran, we h
drone attack in pakistan. do you think we're deciding to take on more of this responsibility ourselves? not trusting the pakistanis to take out the militants? >> president obama has been ratcheting up the drone attacks for a long time. they've increased gee metically on his watch, but it's also true that some pakistanis were killed by terror groups in a part of the country that hasn't seen violence today. either way you look at this, e.d., we're in a downward spiral in terms of our...
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that pakistan was not happy with this unilateral action from washington, the u.s. forces watching the bin laden compound. many stru as a violation of the sovereignty and this arrest, another indication that pakistan still is unhappy, perhaps a way of sending a message to washington, and also a way of finding out how the cia managed to set up an elaborate intelligence network on the ground here in pakistan behind the government's back. suzanne? >> reza sayah, thank very much. >>> a government shutdown. 20,000 people now out of work. the standoff hits home for one family when both parents are laid off from their state jobs. >>> 20,000 workers in minnesota face another day off the job. the democratic governor and republican lawmakers are locked in a stalemate over the state's $5 billion budget deficit. as chris welsh spent an afternoon with the family caught in the middle of this budget standoff to find out how they're coping. >> it's hard. i miss my job, and i miss doing the work that i know is so important for minnesota. i work for the office of emergency preparedne
that pakistan was not happy with this unilateral action from washington, the u.s. forces watching the bin laden compound. many stru as a violation of the sovereignty and this arrest, another indication that pakistan still is unhappy, perhaps a way of sending a message to washington, and also a way of finding out how the cia managed to set up an elaborate intelligence network on the ground here in pakistan behind the government's back. suzanne? >> reza sayah, thank very much. >>>...
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in the remote east of afghanistan near the mountainous border of pakistan. helicopters carrying dozens of elite army rangers race over the rugged landscape. their target is an insurgent compound. the mission is high risk. it's broad daylight. the insurgents are heavily armed, but it's considered a risk worth taking because intelligence indicates that a top al qaeda commander is in that compound. soon the helicopters touch down, and our rangers immediately come under fire. within minutes leroy, then a staff sergeant, and another soldier are pushing ahead into a courtyard surrounded by high mud walls. that's when the enemy opens up with their ak-47s. leroy is hit in both legs. he's bleeding badly, but he summons the strength to lead the other ranger to cover behind a chicken coop. he radios for support. he hurls a grenade at the enemy, giving cover to a third ranger who rushes to their aid. an enemy grenade explodes nearby, wounding leroy's two comrades. then a second grenade lands. this time only a few feet away. every human impulse would tell someone to turn
in the remote east of afghanistan near the mountainous border of pakistan. helicopters carrying dozens of elite army rangers race over the rugged landscape. their target is an insurgent compound. the mission is high risk. it's broad daylight. the insurgents are heavily armed, but it's considered a risk worth taking because intelligence indicates that a top al qaeda commander is in that compound. soon the helicopters touch down, and our rangers immediately come under fire. within minutes leroy,...
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raid that killed osama bin laden inside pakistan. reports in britain now say former prime minister gordon brown was one of the victims of phone hacking by a tabloid newspaper "news of the world". the rupert murdoch media conglomerate has closed the paper. and it delayed efforts today to take over another company, british sky broadcasting or, b- sky-b. we have a report from gary gibbon of "independent television news." >> reporter: gordon brown wooed the murdoch empire like the best of them. but they turned on him, backing david cameron in the last election. today, he turned on them. gordon brown believes his phone and that of his wife may have been hacked into by the "news of the world." he believes someone working on behalf of the "sunday times" accessed his bank account and he believes his son's medical records were obtained by the "sun" newspaper. >> that they had information that fraser had cystic fibrosis which was a matter that they the family were just getting their heads around at the time and dealing with. >> reporter: it wa
raid that killed osama bin laden inside pakistan. reports in britain now say former prime minister gordon brown was one of the victims of phone hacking by a tabloid newspaper "news of the world". the rupert murdoch media conglomerate has closed the paper. and it delayed efforts today to take over another company, british sky broadcasting or, b- sky-b. we have a report from gary gibbon of "independent television news." >> reporter: gordon brown wooed the murdoch empire...
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>>we hosted the pakistan tour which had alleged match fixing and betting scandals and that kind of negative publicity does have an effect when you're trying to sell tickets to a sporting event... >>reporter: this year yorkshire will host just one day of international cricket... a 50 over match that'll be absolutely crucial to the county's annual income... >>how much of your income would be dependent on that day roughly? >>over half. >>on one day's cricket? >>yeah... in terms of what we take through gate receipts, sponsorship and everything else >>reporter: each year england play 7 home test matches... but now there are nine test venues, and mini bidding wars, combined with counties spending up large on ground improvements to better their chances of hosting tests... have come at a cost... >>i think everyone's got caught in a perfect storm. where money's been available to borrow and everyone's been chasing international cricket >>reporter: and the counties are never going to find financial relief through the 4 day county competition... >>yorkshire is in fact one the best supported counties bu
>>we hosted the pakistan tour which had alleged match fixing and betting scandals and that kind of negative publicity does have an effect when you're trying to sell tickets to a sporting event... >>reporter: this year yorkshire will host just one day of international cricket... a 50 over match that'll be absolutely crucial to the county's annual income... >>how much of your income would be dependent on that day roughly? >>over half. >>on one day's cricket?...
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and pakistan growing even wider this morning. now that pakistan has arrested a local doctor accusing him of helping the cia set up a fake vaccination sting to track down osama bin laden. reza sayah live from islamabad this morning. how did the sting work and how did the doctor's arrest impact the already damaged relationship between the u.s. and pakistan? >> yeah. this thing straight out of a spy novel, kiran. a pakistani intelligence source tells us that this pakistani doctor is in custody. it's not clear if he's going to be charged with anything. we know he's suspected of being linked with a very intricate cia plot to confirm that, indeed, bin laden was hiding out in abbottbad. the source tells us this doctor had staged a fake vaccination campaign offering free vaccinations and polio drops to people and children in abbottbad. according to the british paper "the guardian" he hired two nurses who were going around house to house offering shots and the plan was to use the vaccine, the syringe, from the bin laden kids or extract bl
and pakistan growing even wider this morning. now that pakistan has arrested a local doctor accusing him of helping the cia set up a fake vaccination sting to track down osama bin laden. reza sayah live from islamabad this morning. how did the sting work and how did the doctor's arrest impact the already damaged relationship between the u.s. and pakistan? >> yeah. this thing straight out of a spy novel, kiran. a pakistani intelligence source tells us that this pakistani doctor is in...
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the doctor has since been arrested by pakistan for cooperating with americans. u.s. officials are trying to intervene on his behalf. >> health news about salt. a new study from cdc found that most at risk from too much salf intake may be those that eat too little potassium. those diets of both nutrients, researchers think potassium rich foods, bananas and broccoli and spinach may help neutralize the effects of sodium. >> a proposal that is being voted on as the governor is describing as a, quote, supremely ridiculous waste of time. >> and the cost of cutting, a proposal being considered that parents could be paying if your kids are caught cutting class. >> bart police say one thing and eyewitness say another and protestors are outraged and want some answers. i'm amy hollyfield, an explanation is coming up. [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. ♪ fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies ♪ new fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. you ca
the doctor has since been arrested by pakistan for cooperating with americans. u.s. officials are trying to intervene on his behalf. >> health news about salt. a new study from cdc found that most at risk from too much salf intake may be those that eat too little potassium. those diets of both nutrients, researchers think potassium rich foods, bananas and broccoli and spinach may help neutralize the effects of sodium. >> a proposal that is being voted on as the governor is...
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. >>> to pakistan fresh steps the u.s. took to track down osama bin laden. the cia reportedly ran a phony vaccination project in abbottabad, part of a plan to gather dna to figure out if the bin laden family was there and the pakistani doctor suspected of running the operation is being detained. r re reza sayah what do you know. >> reporter: it's not clear but they need to confirm he was living and hiding out in abbottabad. the intelligence source tells us that this doctor staged a fake vaccination campaign and he was advertising free shots and free vaccinations for the kids in abbottabad. the british paper "the guardian" is reported he hired two nurses who went around house to house and the plan was to get to the bin laden kids, extract blood and use syringes to match their dna with bin laden's sister's dna who died in boston last year. we spoke with residents of abbottabad and six of them tell us they went to house to house offering free vaccinations. we hadn't verified if they went from compound to compound. >> unfortunately we're having some problems tod
. >>> to pakistan fresh steps the u.s. took to track down osama bin laden. the cia reportedly ran a phony vaccination project in abbottabad, part of a plan to gather dna to figure out if the bin laden family was there and the pakistani doctor suspected of running the operation is being detained. r re reza sayah what do you know. >> reporter: it's not clear but they need to confirm he was living and hiding out in abbottabad. the intelligence source tells us that this doctor staged...
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and pakistan were not on the same page. >> we will following this. reza, thanks. >>> petree watched as a gra maid landed near him. he grabbed grabbed the grenade and threw it back. it severed his right hand. this afternoon he is awarded the medal of honor for his life-saving action. barbara starr is joining us live from the pentagon. barbara, tell us more about this pretty usa young man. >> reporter: he will receive the medal of honor later today from president obama in the white house what they call acting above and beyond the call of duty. it was a very daring daylight raid that they were on. usually, these types of compound raids take place under the cover of darkness. they went in during the day after insurgents. when they got in the compound, heavy fire end. the only place to find cover was a chicken coop and where they tried to fire back from. petree, a grenade tossed to his area in the chicken coop. he picked it up, already wounded and threw it back at the insurgents. it went off in his hand and he lost his right hand. but according to other t
and pakistan were not on the same page. >> we will following this. reza, thanks. >>> petree watched as a gra maid landed near him. he grabbed grabbed the grenade and threw it back. it severed his right hand. this afternoon he is awarded the medal of honor for his life-saving action. barbara starr is joining us live from the pentagon. barbara, tell us more about this pretty usa young man. >> reporter: he will receive the medal of honor later today from president obama in the...
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in pakistan, intelligence officials reported u.s. drone aircraft, firing missiles, killed at least 42 suspected militants in less than 24 hours. four missile strikes targeted sites in tribal areas near the afghan border, beginning late monday night. u.s. and pakistani relations have been increasingly tense since the raid that killed osama bin laden. a u.s. army ranger was awarded the nation's highest military award, the medal of honor, today for heroism in afghanistan. during a fight in 2008, sergeant first class leroy petry was shot in both legs and lost his right hand when he tried to throw back an enemy grenade. his actions saved two other rangers. president obama presented the medal at a white house ceremony this afternoon. later, outside the white house, petry said all of the troops serving overseas are heroes. >> whenever you have a chance or opportunity to thank them, check them, give them a pat on the back for the job they've done because they've earned it. that's the british award any service member can get is just a simple
in pakistan, intelligence officials reported u.s. drone aircraft, firing missiles, killed at least 42 suspected militants in less than 24 hours. four missile strikes targeted sites in tribal areas near the afghan border, beginning late monday night. u.s. and pakistani relations have been increasingly tense since the raid that killed osama bin laden. a u.s. army ranger was awarded the nation's highest military award, the medal of honor, today for heroism in afghanistan. during a fight in 2008,...
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reportedly ran a phony vaccination program in pakistan where osama bin laden was hiding to get dna evidence proving that he was there. the new york times says the pakistani doctor who ran the program had temporary access to the bin laden compound but never actually saw bin laden himself. that doctor was also unable to get dna samples from bin laden's family members. the paper says the doctor has now been arrested and is being held in pakistani custody because of his suspected collaboration with the united states. >>> well, the half brother of afghan president ha mid karzai is dead. you see him here in video from a couple years ago was assassinated today. officials say it was a "trustworthy associate" who went to karzai's house to get him to sign some papers. the man shot karzai in the head and the chest. he's been called the most powerful man in southern afghanistan. he survives several previous assassination attempts. >>> the u.s. house comes in to session in just about 45 minutes. and as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom they're battling over lightbulbs. atson
reportedly ran a phony vaccination program in pakistan where osama bin laden was hiding to get dna evidence proving that he was there. the new york times says the pakistani doctor who ran the program had temporary access to the bin laden compound but never actually saw bin laden himself. that doctor was also unable to get dna samples from bin laden's family members. the paper says the doctor has now been arrested and is being held in pakistani custody because of his suspected collaboration with...
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"the new york times" says it happened in pakistan before osama bin laden was killed. the cia set up a fake vaccination program in the town where it thought bin laden was hiding. the idea was to secure a dna sample from bin laden or a family member. no dna was obtained reportedly but the pakistani doctor who ran that program has now been arrested. >>> as the tenth anniversary of 9/11 gets closer, public interest in the world trade center site is now surging. tickets to the site's new memorial were made available monday and the online reservation system nearly crashed because of all the traffic. sean hennessey of wcbs tv has more on that. >> reporter: ever since the 9/11 terror attacks, the world trade center site has stood apart, a seemingly perpetual construction site, off limits and unwelcoming to the public. but that will all change in september when people will finally be allowed on the now hal ode ground where the towers once stood. after ten years, finally a fitting memorial to the 2,983 victims of the attacks including those who died at the pentagon. aboard unit
"the new york times" says it happened in pakistan before osama bin laden was killed. the cia set up a fake vaccination program in the town where it thought bin laden was hiding. the idea was to secure a dna sample from bin laden or a family member. no dna was obtained reportedly but the pakistani doctor who ran that program has now been arrested. >>> as the tenth anniversary of 9/11 gets closer, public interest in the world trade center site is now surging. tickets to the...